January is the month for tending roses in Southern California, if you want a healthy crop of colorful blooms come spring. Here are a few of the many options for classes in rose pruning and care: ...

The best time to plant roses depends on your local climate. In the North, planting roses in the spring while the roses are still dormant is the best time. In the South, where the ground does not ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Many gardens include at least one rose and perhaps several. Roses are dormant from late winter to early spring (when buds begin to swell), so now is the time ...

Roses are a highly polarizing plant in the garden community – while many enthusiasts adore their iconic blooms, and won’t hesitate to add another to the garden, other gardeners find them simply too ...

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Caring for roses isn't difficult. Here's how to care for rose bushes and the tools you'll need to do it properly and safely. rosarian (expert rose gardener) and curator of the Cranford Rose Garden in ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Roses can fit into any landscape. From large shrubs that create hedges to petite miniatures in containers, there is a size and shape for any situation. And with such an unforgettable flower and ...

Like many of you, I had a few plants that flowered through the winter. But my roses were the rock stars in the winter, blooming right through December, even though the temperatures were chilly. Roses ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As we near the busy outdoor gardening season, it’s time to stop and smell the roses. As cliché as this sounds, there’s no time like the present to consider ...

Late January to early February is a crucial time for roses, and if you want them to thieve in spring, then now is the time to ...